Bleep

Berlin producer Dave DK finds a home on Kompakt for this followup LP to his 2007 sophomore effort for Moodmusic. Named after a valley in the Italian mountains, Val Maira is perfectly suited to the Kompakt vision. It is an album with sonic and musical depth that ranges between melodious house and techno to emotionally powerful chapters of ambience and IDM. As is clear on lead single Halma, DK’s sound is one of driven groove-heavy energy but that energy is layered with pathos, patience and a sense of cinematic ambition that is lost with a lot of his contemporaries.